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W. C. 84 C. R. MARTINEAU.

TOY.

APPHCATION FILED MAR. 27.1917.

Patented July 3, 1917.

m m'm Jitarrz e nnirnn snares nrnnr onnren WILLIAM C. MARTINEAU ANDCLARENCE R. MARTINEAU, 0F ALBANY, NEW YORK,

ASSIGNORS 'IO PLAYTHINGS CORPORATION, OF ALBANY, NEW YORK, A CORPORA-TION.

TOY.

Patented July 3, 191W.

Application filed March 27, 1917. Serial No. 157,666.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM C. MAR- TINEAU and GLArnNon R. MARTINEAU,each a citizen of the United States of America, and each residing at thecity of Albany, in the county of Albany and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Toys, of which thefollowing is a specification.

Our invention relates to toys, and the objeot of our invent-ion is toprovide an ingenious, inexpensive and attractive toy consisting of anovel arrangement for projecting an arrow; together with such otherelements and combinations as are hereinafter more particularly setforth.

e accomplish theseobjects by means of the mechanism illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation with the arrow in position.

Fig. 2 is a plan.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The squared rod, A, is at one end turned or rounded forming a handle, B,and about midway between its ends has an opening, C, therethrough.Through the opening, 0, we insert an arrow, D. On each side of theopening, C, are attached the springs, H, H, at the ends of the wire, E.The. wire, E, extends parallel and in contact with the sur face, a, ofthe rod, A. The spring may be made, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, bycoiling each end of the wire, E, which wire is bent upon itself at J, atabout midway between its ends and driving the end, 7, of the wire, afterforming the coil, into the rod as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1. Weattach a cord, G, to the portion, J, J, of the spring wires, E, E. Thecord is placed in a suitable groove, K, at the end'of the arrow, and thearrow and the cord are drawn in a direction away from the rod, causingthe ends of the spring wires, E, to be raised from the surface, a, ofthe rod against the tension of the springs as shown in Fig. 1. When thearrow is released, after being drawn as above stated, the spring wires,E, E, will forcibly return to the dotted line position and the arrowwill be discharged with force from the opening, 0.

We do not limit ourselves to the form of spring as illustrated anddescribed.

What we claim as our invention and desire to secure by Letters Patentis:

1. A toy comprising a rod; a handle formed at one end thereof; anopening through the rod for the passage of an arrow; springs having anextended portion, a coil near one end and secured to the rod on oppositesides of but adjacent to said opening, the extended portion normallylying close to the rod, the loose ends of the springs eXtending in adirection away from the opening; a cord adapted to engage the end of thearrow; said cord attached to the loose ends of the springs,respectively.

2. A toy comprising a rod; a handle formed at one end thereof; a guidefor the arrow on said rod; two springs formed of wire attached to thered, one on each side of said guide, the loose end of each spring extending away from said guide; a cord connecting the loose ends of thesprings; with an arrow.

In testimony whereof we have aiflxed our signatures in the presence oftwo witnesses.

WILLIAM C. MARTINEAU. GLARENCE R. MARTINEAU.

Witnesses: FREDERICK W. CAMERON, BULAH CABLE.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

